The city of Nashville has rallied around the local hockey team, the Nashville Predators. The Preds start their second-round series Wednesday night against the St. Louis Blues.
Coming into the playoffs the Predators were the eighth-seed and scheduled to play against the top-seeded Chicago Blackhawks.
Going into the series no one gave the Predators a chance. ESPN polled their hockey analysts and every one of them predicted the Blackhawks to win the series, but the Predators proved them wrong.
The Predators came out and swept the Blackhawks in four games to punch their ticket to the second-round.
“Getting a chance to go to game three of the series and see the excitement in the arena was really incredible,” senior Chase Whiting said.
The cheapest price for tickets in round two is $90 right now, but the Predators know that not everyone can justify or afford spending $90 on a single ticket. They have created a way to give these people a chance to go to a game.
On the day of a home game on the NHL app, starting at 10 a.m., the first 50 people have a chance to buy $15 tickets.
“We do this so that everyone has an opportunity to experience a game in Bridgestone Arena,” Predators CEO and President Sean Henry has said.
Game one of the series against the Blues will be Wednesday night in St. Louis, but there still are ways to experience the excitement of the game.
For every road game during the playoffs, the Predators will be hosting a watch party on the plaza at Bridgestone Arena, with entertainment starting 30 minutes before puck-drop.
Plenty of restaurants downtown and in Middle Tennessee will also be showing the games.
Should the Predators win the series against the Blues, they will play the winner of the series between the Ducks and Oilers in the Western Conference Finals.